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Kerala’s Special Dussehra: Initiation into the World of Books

Kerala’s Special Dussehra Dussehra in Kerala is very special as Vidyarambham or a child’s initiation into the world of books happens on this auspicious day. It a beautiful sight as little children sitting on their parent’s lap, chant the Saraswathi mantra after the person who takes them through the ceremony. Vidyarambham Ceremony In the early hours on Dussehra, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan performed Vidyarambham. The ritual includes making the child write the first letters on […]

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October 26, 2020

Mata Amritanandmayi Donates to Help Corona Victims

₹10 crores will go to the PM CARES Fund and ₹3 crores to Kerala’s CMDR Fund. Amma says humankind must live in better harmony with Nature to prevent future calamities. Amrita Hospital is providing free treatment for COVID-19 patients An interdisciplinary team constituting 60 faculty members of Amrita University are researching ways for various scalable solutions for relief efforts A 24-hour mental-health hotline is being manned by trained professionals. Kollam, Kerala. The Mata Amritanandamayi Math […]

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April 18, 2020

The Life of Adi Shankaracharya

The Life of Adi Shankaracharya The very fact that Hinduism is still a dynamic and all-encompassing religion stands as ample testimony to the deeds of Adi Shankaracharya (Adi Shankaracharya Life). Apart from being the champion of Advaita philosophy, one of his invaluable contributions towards Hinduism was the reordering and restructuring of the ancient Sannyasa order. These Sannyasis help eternal code of life contained in the Vedas, still flows as the dynamic force underlying and unifying […]

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May 9, 2019

Annual ‘Pancha Divya Darshan Yatra’ flagged off by Travancore Devasom Board

Annual ‘Pancha Divya Darshan Yatra’ flagged off by Travancore Devasom Board Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A. Padmakumar inaugurated the Pancha Divyadesa Darshan yatra of the TDB at a ceremonial function held at Maha Vishnu temple at Thrikkodithanam on the first day of the Vaishakha month on Sunday. Mr. Padmakumar flagged off the ‘rath’ carrying the scared sacred flame transferred from the sanctum sanctorum of the Vishnu Temple in the morning. Mr. Padmakumar said the […]

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May 7, 2019

South India Religious News Updates (4th Week of February, 2019)

South India Religious News Updates (4th Week of February 2019) Tamil Nadu : Four decades after the theft, police register the case!! Four decades after an ancient Nataraja idol was stolen from a temple in Tamil Nadu, the state idol wing police have registered a case recently. A Nataraja idol worth Rs. 50 crore was stolen in 1972 from a Shiva temple in Thandanthottam village, police said. Earlier in 1971, five idols worth Rs. 60 […]

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February 25, 2019

Lakhs of women take part in Attukal Pongala festival in Kerala

Lakhs of women take part in Attukal Pongala festival in Kerala Report : IANS Lakhs of women took part in the famed Attukal Pongala festival in Kerala on Friday. The event was listed in the Guinness World Records in 2009 for being the largest religious gathering of women on a single day. It marks the culmination of the 10-day-long annual festival at the Attukal Bhagavathy temple in the city. A record of 2.5 million women took part in the festival on a single day […]

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February 20, 2019

Attukal Pongala in Kerala is the Celebration of Women Power!

‘Attukal Pongala’ in Kerala is the Celebration of Women Power! Attukal Pongala is a unique festival. It is a celebration of womanhood and explores our relationship with nature and divinity. Nature bestows upon us its blessings and sustains life on earth. By offering Pongala to the Goddess, devotees express their gratitude towards the supreme power. When offered with utmost devotion, Pongala leads to spiritual awakening in the devotee. Attukal Pongala is the most famous festival […]

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February 20, 2019

Award for Excellence in Social Harmony conferred on Haji Syed Salman Chishty

Award for Excellence in Social Harmony conferred on Haji Syed Salman Chishty In a large gathering to commemorate the 25th Year Silver Jubilee Declaration Ceremony of the Jamia Hasaniya Islamia and Cordova International School based in Palakkad town in Kerala. Jamiya Hasaniya is one of the premier Educational institute in the district with over 500 students being given excellent facilities of studying both Islamic Educational curriculum joined with English medium IGSC Board curriculum along with […]

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December 2, 2018

South India Religious News Updates (3rd Week of November)

South India Religious News Updates (3rd Week of November) Telangana : A Mosque in Hyderabad becomes a Primary Health Centre In a first, a city mosque now has a primary health centre in a working-class dominated area of the Old City of Hyderabad. The Masjid-e-Ishaq will have a full-fledged primary health centre managed by a team of paramedics and doctors. The initiative of the masjid committee and the Helping Hand Foundation will ensure that about […]

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November 19, 2018

Sabrimala to open today for the annual pilgrimage amidst ‘no consensus’ all party meeting

Sabrimala to open today for the annual pilgrimage amidst ‘no consensus’ all party meeting Amid lot the controversy Lord Ayyappa Temple, Sabarimala is all set to open for the annual pilgrimage on Friday, the 16th November. Melsanthi Unnikrishnan Nampoothiri will open the Sreekovil of the temple at 5 pm in the presence of Thantri Kandararu Rajivaru. As per the ongoing practice of the temple, no rituals will be performed at the Sreekovil of the temple […]

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November 15, 2018

More than 500 women in the age group of 10-50 enroll for Ayyappa Darshan

According to the latest update morethan 500 women in the age-group of 10-50 years have enrolled to have a ‘darshan’ of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala temple when it opens for a three-month period from November 17. As has been mentioned earlier Kerala police had launched a new portal sabarimalaq.com to control pilgrims during the three-month season. And according to the police more than 3.5 lakh devotees have registered themselves on the site so far and […]

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November 12, 2018

Sabarimala: Faith Versus Reason

With the Supreme Court passing the judgment that women of all ages can also enter the Sabarimala’s Ayyappa temple, there has been huge hue and cry about it. While staunch Hindus believed that the judgment passed by the Supreme Court has not considered the Hindu faith and belief. The pro-verdict believe it as a major victory for women and gender equality in the country. The politicians are trying to play a balancing act, they can’t […]

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October 23, 2018

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